2527th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Italian women staged a huge feminist demonstration in Rome on Saturday, to protest against gender-based violence. The protest was organised by the 'Non Una Di Meno' (No one less) campaign group, which accuses the current right-wing government of being sexist and patriarchal.
Focus of the Day Article:
Criminal justice review reveals critical lack of compliance - The government has promised to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to disclosure in the criminal justice system, after its own review uncovered systematic failings.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Legal eagles recognised for work to support older and vulnerable people https://t.co/PgMrgp0Ll
- Student 'ashamed' after developing cocaine habit due to university pressures https://t.co/Bo5zmPz9NA
- Diverse or Representative? https://t.co/ke9Y7puT2H
- Scotland, What Happened to you? | The rants of an ex-prisoner https://t.co/29c2110s
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jZKxnwJ1i6
- Court of Appeal: Wikipedia can (but shouldn’t) be used to prove foreign law https://t.co/g94HGFvjr
- Essential updates on tenure law at Cork symposium https://t.co/6FlT5P5vWf
- Handing out awards to the lawyers who did some of the stupidest things in 2018 https://t.co/RvXuoX8SPD
- An open letter to The Criminal Bar Association, The South Eastern Circuit and The Bar Council https://t.co/DZKFLlo2uS
- 10 tips for getting a training contract or pupillage https://t.co/dvAMx50FZ2
- New Brexit secretary was a trainee solicitor at Gowling legacy firm Lawrence Graham https://t.co/Wn9IxRKkUH
- ‘Idealistic’ future lawyers may find themselves disappointed in practice, says ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger https://t.co/PFctDNx8Ub
- Why I quit Mishcon to launch my own law firm https://t.co/EzJ3RDbZb
- A conversation with barrister Jamie Susskind about his new book Future Politics https://t.co/qzoBWsutPD
- 50% of lawyers dislike their job https://t.co/R89TkxMdQZ
- How to make partner at a global law firm without working in London https://t.co/uhk9gTJJwP
- Solicitor who told SRA to shove costs bill up its ‘arse’ is struck off https://t.co/KDF0mBD4vW
- Supreme Court rejects government’s appeal bid in Brexit reversal case https://t.co/ANZm4nrq1
- Law firms could be ‘months’ from AI ‘tipping point’ that will have ‘profound impact’, says report by former magic https://t.co/M5x5nGIRw1
- My pupillage supervisor is treating me like his personal assistant https://t.co/zIN8DHDXjh
- New CPS chief turns up at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court to spend morning prosecuting https://t.co/zCEQqKaaA
- The transportation revolution is here, and lawyers should be ready to ride https://t.co/6R64JBhXtt
- ULaw to launch Hong Kong campus https://t.co/apKRVV0BuD
- Cost of super-exam is a ‘major concern’, says Junior Lawyers’ Division https://t.co/A03XJocnJN
- The Apprentice: High street solicitor with piercings still in the running after art dealing challenge https://t.co/Hzdz8MBWZW
- Struggling to secure a training contract helped me build resilience https://t.co/GYkCPOqxJr
- Drunken criminal barrister who asked pupil if he’d ‘ever taken a woman from behind’ is fined £1,000 https://t.co/SYQVJzdXop
- Big Four giant KPMG to DOUBLE lawyer headcount to over 3,000 within ‘next few years’ https://t.co/WtMxgjuPX
- State educated? You’ve more chance of getting into a City law firm if you attended one these ‘elite’ schools https://t.co/oUA3F5Vntt
- Revealed: Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2018-19 https://t.co/VfJ8vwv6jG
- Five barristers to share secrets of securing pupillage and forging successful careers at the bar https://t.co/9hEQS2ZKiM
- Swindon solicitor and youth group leader Mike Pulsford admits indecent assault charges https://t.co/dK5RVmaVE
- Alabama police admit killing wrong man after mall shooting #US https://t.co/J9wSiSmZRV
- #Swiss vote no in sovereignty referendum https://t.co/GT6GE3k8g1
- Jeremy Hunt to talk to UAE foreign minister over Matthew Hedges https://t.co/b8F1N1YMrl
- Google settled racism case from contractor 'treated like a terrorist' https://t.co/ZvZRW1ys85
- Woman who inherited fatal illness to sue doctors in groundbreaking case https://t.co/menfz3azG9
- Family’s lonely fight over dementia hospital death https://t.co/kngyrnRJPA
- First time buyer thought she was paying a solicitor the £7k deposit for her new home. She wasn't.… https://t.co/gU2ivr0sMU
- Competition tribunal clears Sibanye-Lonmin deal with conditions #SouthAfrica https://t.co/u2K19yX2Sl
- Patients given unsafe medical implants https://t.co/6GDrRMruAV
- More homeless people found dead while the Tories refuse to record their numbers... https://t.co/4G9vyPG1RX
- Landlord loses bid to overturn human rights tribunal order #Canada https://t.co/6gJMrEa5yx
- US lawyer David Rudolf, who features in the documentary series The Staircase, finds Scotland's unique three-verdict… https://t.co/qHmKBDwI2I
- Las Vegas shootings: British soldier awarded for bravery https://t.co/3U89EUTS0c
- Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach https://t.co/TBvZgjUyLN
- #Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal: Will Chea and Samphan's appeals bring the trials to an end?… https://t.co/ZZBDxVo1Gb
- Outrage As #Saudi Arabia Executes Indonesian Maid For Killing Boss While He... https://t.co/JmWxc4yiLR
- Bus driver who failed drug test was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules https://t.co/ZGTvvDelMo
- Police stake out area where American killed by Andaman tribespeople #India https://t.co/tDWGaqlqur
- NatWest close branches after housing-benefit protests over no-DSS mortgage clause... https://t.co/4YA1389UhD
- Jane Anne Rothwell obituary: Tenacious advocate who chaired Cork Midsummer Festival #Ireland… https://t.co/ziSAQuGDgE
- EU leaders agree UK's Brexit deal at Brussels summit https://t.co/Gh0Gm6T8o2
- Capsticks appointed by Bar Standards Board to advise on regulation of barristers https://t.co/SjOZfGMDSN
- Barrister John Lawrence reveals how the NT royal commission changed very little #Australia https://t.co/EH4Av6N7F1
- Meet The 38-Year-Old Attorney Who Runs One Of Africa's Most Successful Law Conglomerates https://t.co/oGCruFkFlr
- Fine for barrister who drunkenly asked a trainee if he'd ever taken a woman from behind https://t.co/hbh6DzuAKo
- Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker got $1.2 million from nonprofit that won't disclose #US… https://t.co/BZwRsds9nW
- A brief guide to the legal challenges against acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker #US https://t.co/CDYeySjUjB
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/C4H3fWIOfE
- Democratic senators sue over Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general #US https://t.co/uuAdgZ3gV5
- LA prosecutor declines felony abuse case against Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti #US… https://t.co/yskYiGMU20
- Attorney petitions Supreme Court to declare Rod Rosenstein acting attorney general #US https://t.co/SDe1inyc2l
- KPMG hit with formal complaint over alleged pension fund misconduct https://t.co/9gsqD6pR1O
- Accident victim's kin get 44.42 Lakh as compensation #India https://t.co/5ie0EhLwnN
- North-east lawyer Norman Banski struck off after being described as 'significant risk to the public'... https://t.co/XCO8MovG13
- MTN, Dangote, others drag Kogi, Kwara, Benue govts before tax tribunal #Nigeria https://t.co/eNRQKQVnlg
- Big data analytics to identify illegal construction waste dumping https://t.co/X7WBsK4pRk
- Man admits helping illegal organisation to murder dissident #Ireland https://t.co/CpYewd88y3
- Man charged after 'knife attack' on London police officer https://t.co/RNFGW4QWRh
- Hundreds of Scottish babies born in addicted to drugs https://t.co/GJxiuwKltG
- #Singapore court's decision to block access to illegal applications on TV boxes hailed https://t.co/fEolGKMsCo
- Price comparison rivals blast Google's “illegal conduct” in ongoing antitrust furore https://t.co/IWtjDmvDUt ng and deforestation https://t.co/iAb6mOlJ4a
- #Dutch doctor faces trial over 'illegal' euthanasia https://t.co/ScIzK012oR